Cheapest€51.88
- BlaBlaCar BB175506:5316h 33m23:26Milano LampugnanoMessina Autostazione
Door to door 17h 17mCO2 29.9 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Travelling from Milan to Messina costs €51.88 at the cheapest and takes 15h 7m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 1,109 km. Cheapest is by coach, fastest is by coach.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,109 km
- Fastest
- 15h 7m
- Average
- 16h 30m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €51.88
- CO2 per passenger
- 29.9 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 4 October 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 17h 17m | 16h 33m | 44m | €57.93 | 29.9 kg | 1 |
- 17h 17mFastest, by Coach
- €57.93Cheapest, by Coach
- 29.9 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
- 1,109 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 4 October 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€103.74
- Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori NT249907:303h 23m10:53Milano CentraleRoma Termini
- BlaBlaCar BB398111:478h 13m20:00Roma TiburtinaMessina Autostazione
Changes at Rome, with 54 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 13h 14mCO2 30.9 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Milan to Messina | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept | Fri25 Sept | Sat26 Sept | Sun27 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | €87.08 | €83.23 | €101.93 | €118.98 | €92.03 | €120.63 | €65.63 | €57.93 | €77.73 | €71.13 | €90.93 | €76.63 | €98.08 | €62.33 |
| Train | €136.74 | €114.19 | €116.39 | €148.84 | €119.14 | €127.39 | €93.29 | €78.44 | €80.09 | €95.49 | €91.09 | €103.19 | €94.94 | €82.84 |
Cheapest day: 2026-10-04 · €51.88
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Messina is not something we sell.
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When to book Milan to Messina
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €65.0890 days
- €55.1860 days
- €54.6345 days
- €52.4330 days
- €51.8821 days
- €62.3314 days
- €65.637 days
- €101.933 days
- €87.081 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €51.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 96 percent. The dearest point is €101.93, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €62.33Sun
- €67.28Mon
- €77.73Tue
- €71.13Wed
- €90.93Thu
- €76.63Fri
- €94.94Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €83.23Sept
- €66.18Oct
- €51.33Nov
- €60.68Dec
- €47.48Jan
- €45.44Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,109 km against 964 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Rome, Parma, Prato, Florence. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Milan at 06:53 and the last at 06:53, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Milan
Rail
- Milano Centrale
- Milano Dateo railway halt
- Milano Affori railway station
Coach
- Milano Lampugnano
- Orioshuttle - Milano Stazione Centrale
Air
- MXP
- BGY
- LIN
Messina
Rail
- Messina Centrale
- Messina Centrale railway station
- Messina Marittima railway station
Coach
- Messina Autostazione
- Cavallotti
Ferry
- Messina Rada San Francesco
- Messina (Blu Jet)
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BlaBlaCar | €51.88 | 15h 7m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €44.00 | 85% |
| Taxes | €4.40 | 8% |
| Supplier fees | €1.49 | 3% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €51.88 | 100% |
A day in Messina carrying a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Messina?
Most of the points near Messina Centrale open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Milan to Messina
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Milan to Messina?
The fastest journey from Milan to Messina takes 15h 7m door to door, of which 16h 33m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 16h 30m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Milan to Messina?
The cheapest fare from Milan to Messina is €51.88, checked on 13 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €76.63. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Milan to Messina?
The cheapest way from Milan to Messina is by coach, at €57.93 for one passenger on 4 October 2026. That journey takes 17h 17m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Milan to Messina?
Fares from Milan to Messina bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €51.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 96 percent, measured on 13 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Milan to Messina?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Milan to Messina, at €62.33. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 13 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Milan to Messina?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Milan to Messina, at €45.44 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Milan to Messina?
1 operators sell services from Milan to Messina across 1 mode: BlaBlaCar. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Milan to Messina?
20 percent of the services we sell from Milan to Messina are direct. The rest connect at Rome, Parma, Prato, Florence, with about 54 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Milan to Messina use?
Services from Milan to Messina by coach leave from Milano Lampugnano and arrive at Messina Autostazione. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Milan to Messina?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Milan to Messina allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Milan to Messina on 13 September 2026: 1109 km of route against 964 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €51.88, and 15h 7m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends on the platform. What fills the days in Messina afterwards does not belong to us.
Anything to book in Messina before you go?
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Messina, with free cancellation on most of it.
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